31 December, 2011 (English) - Bharatiya Janata Party
31 December, 2011 (English) - Bharatiya Janata Party 31 December, 2011 (English) - Bharatiya Janata Party
President Shri Nitin Gadkari, supporting the causeof the traders, stated that Indian economy, at present,is dominated by the services sector, which accountsfor 58 per cent of India’s GDP. “Foreign DirectInvestment, with deep pockets, entering this segmentwill have an adverse impact on our domestic retailsector.”In Delhi big markets like Karol Bagh, SadarBazar, Kamla Nagar, Chawri Bazar, Kashmere Gate,Tilak Nagar, Rohini, Krishna Nagar and GreaterKailash M Block remained closed including SarojiniNagar and INA markets.BJP joined the traders’ protest by organisingmarches and burnt the effigies of Prime MinisterManmohan Singh and Delhi Chief Minister SheilaDikshit in at least 20 locations of the city.Addressing the activists and traders, Delhi BJPPresident Shri Vijender Gupta said the party hadfully supported the Bharat Bandh. He said the BJPworkers burnt the effigy of the Congress governmentat 20 prominent places of the capital city in protestagainst the decision and the party will also make itsmovement stronger on the issue. The people of Delhishould save retail trade by supporting Delhi Bandh,he said.He added that 95 per cent of total trade in Indiawas of unorganized retail trade and 20 crore peopleof the country were directly connected with it.Shivraj slams FDI in retailM a d h y aPradesh ChiefMinister Shri ShivrajSingh Chouhan onNovember 25, 2011in Bhopal saidimplementation ofsuch a decisionwould be preventedin this state. ‘’Thedecision must be rescinded forthwith as it willcreate a titanic crisis for crores of small and mediumtraders,’’ the Bharatiya Janata Party leader toldmedia in the Assembly premises while enunciatingthe ‘swadeshi’ rationale. The Centre is throwingopen the floodgates to foreign companies whilesidelining the interests of India’s poor, the ChiefMinister said while adding that such FDI is insteadrequired for developing infrastructure facilities.A large section ofpeople will getaffected if we allowFDI in retail : AdvaniB J PParliamentaryParty ChairmanShri LK Advanisaid the UPAGovernmentcreating politicaluncertainty by itsactions like FDI inretail and addedthat BJP cannot ignore the huge constituency ofmillions of retailers.While addressing the HT LeadershipSummit, on December 03, 2011 Shri Advani saidthat BJP has always opposed FDI in retail andthe entire Opposition was saddened by theparalysis of Parliament but they were surprisedby the timing of the Government’s decision.“I see no reason why the Congress led UPAGovernment decided this (FDI) knowing fullywell that a large section of people will get affected.To give an impression that FDI in retail willsolve all problems like inflation, price rise,unemployment, whosoever is saying this isfooling people that FDI will get millions of jobs.It cannot happen,” he said.A huge number of people will be displacedfrom jobs. The Bharat Bandh was successful asnever before this time, he said.With Congress pointing to the PM’s resolveto push through the decision as he did withregard to Indo-US deal, Shri Advani asked Dr.Singh on how many new nuclear plants workhas begun in the past three years and how muchnuclear power will be generated on a reasonablebasis in the next ten years?Similar tall claims were made three yearsago at the time of the Indo-US nuclear deal. Itwill solve the problem of India’s acute powershortage, Congress leaders said in Parliament.He said we all know what happened in thisfront during the last three years. •December 16-31, 2011 10
He said lakhs of retailtraders of India will lose theiremployment due to entry offoreign companies.BJP-ruled State ChiefMinisters have also announcedthat they will not follow theCentre in allowing the FDI intothe multi-brand sector. MadhyaPradesh Chief Minister ShriShivraj Singh Chouhan was thefirst to declare that he wouldensure that the retailers andfarmers do not suffer due to theFDI policy of the Centre andtherefore would not allow theFDI entry in the retail sector inhis state.In Uttar Pradesh the BharatBandh called by Akhil BharatiyaVyapar Sangh and supported byBharatiya Janata Party againstthe decision of Congress led UPAgovernment to allow FDI in retailAmid strong Trinamoolprotest, Cabinet clears 51%FDI in multi-brand retailAmid opposition by UPA constituentsincluding the Trinamool Congress and DMK,the cabinet on November 25,2011 approved 51per cent foreign direct investment (FDI) inmulti-brand retail, and removed the cap of 51per cent in single-brand retail. Some Congressministers too were reported to have expressedreservations.December 16-31, 2011 11got good response.The BJP youth wingactivists also stageddemonstrations atdifferent cities. The BJPworkers also carried outprocessions in Lucknow,Varanasi, Allahabad,Kanpur, Agra, Meerut,Mathura etc andorganised public meetings.Small and mediumtraders across Maharashtraincluding Mumbaidowned their shutters.Federation of Associationsof Maharashtra (FAM), theapex body of 750 trade,transport and small-scaleassociations, claimed thatabout 35 lakh traders in the Statehad joined the strike.Most shops andestablishments in West Bengalincluding Kolkata downed theirshutters includingthe wholesalemarket in Postaarea ofBurrabazar, thelargest in the State.Shops andb u s i n e s sestablishments inC h e n n a i ,Madurai, Tiruchiin Tamil Nadu,Bangalore,Mangalore,Dharward andMysore in Karnataka and citieslike Bhubaneswar, Cuttack,Behrampur, Rourkela andSambalpur in Odisha remainedshut throughout the day.Many private schoolsremained closed in Patna as aprecautionary measure. Whileruling NDA in Bihar hadextended support to the strike,Chief Minister ShriNitish Kumar has saidhe would not allow 51percent FDI in multibrandretail.Trading communityat various places inPunjab shut down theirshops. The Bandh had ahuge impact in majorindustrial cities, includingLudhiana, Amritsar andJalandhar where main bazaarsand markets remained closed.Meanwhile the war overallowing FDI in multi-brandretail escalated further with themain opposition BJP squarelyrejecting the UPA government’splea for toning down itsadjournment motion for the sakeof millions of small traders andfarmers. The issue also led to theadjournment of both Houses ofParliament for the seventhstraight day, without transactingany business. The entireopposition and some of the alliesof UPA have demanded rollbackof the controversial decision. •
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He said lakhs of retailtraders of India will lose theiremployment due to entry offoreign companies.BJP-ruled State ChiefMinisters have also announcedthat they will not follow theCentre in allowing the FDI intothe multi-brand sector. MadhyaPradesh Chief Minister ShriShivraj Singh Chouhan was thefirst to declare that he wouldensure that the retailers andfarmers do not suffer due to theFDI policy of the Centre andtherefore would not allow theFDI entry in the retail sector inhis state.In Uttar Pradesh the BharatBandh called by Akhil <strong>Bharatiya</strong>Vyapar Sangh and supported by<strong>Bharatiya</strong> <strong>Janata</strong> <strong>Party</strong> againstthe decision of Congress led UPAgovernment to allow FDI in retailAmid strong Trinamoolprotest, Cabinet clears 51%FDI in multi-brand retailAmid opposition by UPA constituentsincluding the Trinamool Congress and DMK,the cabinet on November 25,<strong>2011</strong> approved 51per cent foreign direct investment (FDI) inmulti-brand retail, and removed the cap of 51per cent in single-brand retail. Some Congressministers too were reported to have expressedreservations.<strong>December</strong> 16-<strong>31</strong>, <strong>2011</strong> 11got good response.The BJP youth wingactivists also stageddemonstrations atdifferent cities. The BJPworkers also carried outprocessions in Lucknow,Varanasi, Allahabad,Kanpur, Agra, Meerut,Mathura etc andorganised public meetings.Small and mediumtraders across Maharashtraincluding Mumbaidowned their shutters.Federation of Associationsof Maharashtra (FAM), theapex body of 750 trade,transport and small-scaleassociations, claimed thatabout 35 lakh traders in the Statehad joined the strike.Most shops andestablishments in West Bengalincluding Kolkata downed theirshutters includingthe wholesalemarket in Postaarea ofBurrabazar, thelargest in the State.Shops andb u s i n e s sestablishments inC h e n n a i ,Madurai, Tiruchiin Tamil Nadu,Bangalore,Mangalore,Dharward andMysore in Karnataka and citieslike Bhubaneswar, Cuttack,Behrampur, Rourkela andSambalpur in Odisha remainedshut throughout the day.Many private schoolsremained closed in Patna as aprecautionary measure. Whileruling NDA in Bihar hadextended support to the strike,Chief Minister ShriNitish Kumar has saidhe would not allow 51percent FDI in multibrandretail.Trading communityat various places inPunjab shut down theirshops. The Bandh had ahuge impact in majorindustrial cities, includingLudhiana, Amritsar andJalandhar where main bazaarsand markets remained closed.Meanwhile the war overallowing FDI in multi-brandretail escalated further with themain opposition BJP squarelyrejecting the UPA government’splea for toning down itsadjournment motion for the sakeof millions of small traders andfarmers. The issue also led to theadjournment of both Houses ofParliament for the seventhstraight day, without transactingany business. The entireopposition and some of the alliesof UPA have demanded rollbackof the controversial decision. •
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